I'm Todd and am the video room coordinator this year. I am looking for some video room feedback. What would you like to see? I'll do my best to get permission to show some of them.

Ground rules.

1. No fan-subs or things that haven't been licensed domestically
2. nothing that is undergoing a current or recent Theater run, they just won't license those I've been trying though most companies just don't have the BD's to share yet.
3. No Hentai

"Thou who art darker than even darkness,
Thou who art deeper than even the night!
Thou, the Sea of Chaos, who drifts upon it,
Golden Lord of Darkness!
Hereby I call to thee,
Hereby I swear before thee!
Those who would stand against us,
All those who are fools,
By the power you and I possess,
Grant destruction equally upon them all!
GIGA SLAVE!"

And a few more recent...Maoyu
Good Luck Girl!
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
The Garden of Words (or anything from Makoto Shinkai, actually)Hozuki's Coolheadedness
Okami-san and Her Seven Companions
C - Control: The Money and Soul of Possibility

Not sure if we’re still able to make requests for the 2018 video programming (this thread is kinda old) but just wanted to put in a request for the currently airing Pop Tram Epic. Besides the fact that the show is just great in general, it seems like the kind of show that would be really fun to watch in a big group together!

I know this thread is from 2016, but, with this year's theme being To The Stars, I thought of a title that would be fitting: Stratos 4, and also Stratos 4: Return To Base. The series originally ran from January-March of 2003.

Likely late for this year - but good for next year as well - Mobile Suit Gundam Origins - I totally enjoying this series retelling. The Wings of Honneamise is an old favorite. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Char's Counterattack would fit right in. Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop.

"Thou who art darker than even darkness,
Thou who art deeper than even the night!
Thou, the Sea of Chaos, who drifts upon it,
Golden Lord of Darkness!
Hereby I call to thee,
Hereby I swear before thee!
Those who would stand against us,
All those who are fools,
By the power you and I possess,
Grant destruction equally upon them all!
GIGA SLAVE!"

Likely late for this year - but good for next year as well - Mobile Suit Gundam Origins - I totally enjoying this series retelling. The Wings of Honneamise is an old favorite. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Char's Counterattack would fit right in. Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop.

I've never seen Mobile Suit Gundam Origins, and I can't remember if I saw Char's Counterattack, but all the other ones you listed, I love them all!! Great suggestions!!

Just as a head up, we are going to try something a little different this year (2019). We are going to be focusing on movies this year. We are hoping to have between 60% and 70% of total video content be 1 hour+ movies. In general we've found that they are better attended and fans are less likely to have already seen them on a streaming platform.

Just as a head up, we are going to try something a little different this year (2019). We are going to be focusing on movies this year. We are hoping to have between 60% and 70% of total video content be 1 hour+ movies.

Well then, you should have a variety of fairly recent releases (not necessarily recent productions) that should still be under license. A fair number of films on this list are Discotek/Eastern Star titles:

Arcadia of My Youth
Ringing Bell
Colorful
Hal
Hells
Robot Carnival
In This Corner of the World
Mary and the Witch's Flower
Your Name
Napping Princess
A Letter to Momo
Aura: Koga Maryun's Last War
The Life of Budori Gusuko
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Miss Hokusai
Panda, Go Panda!
Vampire Hunter D/Bloodlust
The Empire of Corpses
Genocidal Organ
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Just as a head up, we are going to try something a little different this year (2019). We are going to be focusing on movies this year. We are hoping to have between 60% and 70% of total video content be 1 hour+ movies. In general we've found that they are better attended and fans are less likely to have already seen them on a streaming platform.

Some level setting for you all, In general Studio Ghibili films are a non-starter. Specific requirements from Japan make it a very big equipment/financial commitment to show anything. You need to either show 35mm or via theatrical playback equipment, we aren't likely to do this because of the expense. Maybe some year, but this isn't the year. I do ask every single year if this requirement has changed.

Most other companies don't have this requirement and BluRay or digital playback system specific formats are fine. (like last year when we showed Mary and the Witches Flower)

Everything else on your lists was on my consideration list. In general the split between studios having a home video dept and a theatrical department means that showing some of the films mentioned above aren't available via our normal channels or are expensive.

We have a bunch of great stuff lined up. I'm really stoked for what we've gotten this year.

Some level setting for you all, In general Studio Ghibili films are a non-starter. Specific requirements from Japan make it a very big equipment/financial commitment to show anything. You need to either show 35mm or via theatrical playback equipment, we aren't likely to do this because of the expense. Maybe some year, but this isn't the year. I do ask every single year if this requirement has changed.

I wonder if this will change if/when 4K becomes more mainstream, and the equipment more affordable. Sounds to me that one of the underlying issues Ghibli may have is Blu-ray's relative lack of resolution.

Run With the Wind will have just ended - is there any way we could see the live action movie that came first? If not it's totally understandable!

I am loving the show but i'm personally not very big on or familiar with licensing live action Japanese stuff. It also doesn't do great in video rooms and often only appeals to people that liked the original anime content. The schedule is pretty much set in stone for this year so look forward to it.

Run With the Wind will have just ended - is there any way we could see the live action movie that came first? If not it's totally understandable!

I am loving the show but i'm personally not very big on or familiar with licensing live action Japanese stuff. It also doesn't do great in video rooms and often only appeals to people that liked the original anime content. The schedule is pretty much set in stone for this year so look forward to it.

Totally fair - thanks for your time and explanation! Can't wait to see the lineup!